The Texas Legislature deserves credit for stepping up and saying enough is enough. The passage of Senate Bill 379 prohibits ...

Nebraska became the first state in the country to obtain a waiver from the USDA to ban residents from purchasing sugary ...

The Trump administration approved a first of its kind waiver for Nebraska, allowing a ban on soda purchases through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, starting next year.

Once the ban on candy and soda purchases with SNAP benefits goes into effect, not all candy will be banned. That's because of ...

Experts who study the SNAP program previously have said they expect SNAP recipients to buy soda and candy at normal rates, ...

The decision marks a historic departure in SNAP administration, being the first waiver of its kind approved by the USDA.

USDA approves Nebraska's waiver to exclude soda and energy drinks from purchase with food stamps, sparking debate on ...

Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said during a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) event Thursday that the Trump administration will eliminate junk food from food stamp programs.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has been on a mission since March to encourage healthy living while using the levers of government to ...

Residents will no longer be able to purchase soda and energy drinks using their SNAP benefits. Nebraska is the ... it would become the first state to ban artificial food dyes.

Nebraska’s waiver will effectively prohibit the purchases of soda and energy drinks with SNAP benefits. Iowa’s will ban nearly all “taxable” food items, as defined by Iowa law. And in ...